Kite limp at our feet,
we lay in the long cool grass
and listened to trees breathe.
A caterpillar, a ladybug,
wriggled up over scraped knuckles
or tickled smudged fingertips.
A butterfly flickered past
and even without a breeze,
it was enough, enough.
~ Susan Ioannou
Susan Ioannou is a Canadian essayist, children’s writer, and poet, and author of the writer’s guide A Magical Clockwork: […]
Filed under: Susan Ioannou by akublik Date 17 July, 2008
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Bending lower, we fondle
chipped bowls and stained spoons.
Contentment is imperfect,
truth a cracked glass.
Open the cupboards, out tumble
yellowing memories.
Does order begin with chaos?
Can we believe
a little silver polish
will rub the ache from long days
or must we cling to sticky rings
for fear of being erased?
~ Susan Ioannou
Susan Ioannou is a Canadian essayist, children’s writer, and poet, […]
Filed under: Susan Ioannou by akublik Date 14 July, 2008
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